Good ole days without internet and cable.....

[tbeltrans]

Well, you wrote that I was assuming things about you that were not true, I wasn’t. I had
no assumptions about you, still don’t. Why would I or anyone make assumptions about someone on a blog? That would be silly.

Then you assumed I wasn’t a veteran because, I am a woman. Seems you assume a lot of things. I did basic at Fort McClellan, plus specialized training, there. Then Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana for more training. Then ENT Air Force base, (Cheyenne Mountain actually). Almost lost the arm because it was salute, salute, salute. Ugh.

And finished at a fort in Southern California. OMGosh, forgot the name. It was in the city were Hell’s Angels hung out, where the ship, queen mary was put. . I’ll wake up tonight and remember.

You still seem to think that I can’t understand what a combat vet goes through even though I am married to one for over 48 years. The wives of combat vets may not know the details of what happened but we sure know the results.

Don’t change anything you wrote. It’s no big deal. WWII was a long time ago.

It seems to me that there are some misunderstandings here about what I actually wrote and what my intentions are. I tried to clarify, but clearly didn't express myself very well. We could continue going around and around on this, but I honestly don't want to. I think I have learned enough here to know when to bow out of engaging you in discussion.

I apologize for my part in this issue and will try to avoid it in the future.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[Aneeda72]

It seems to me that there are some misunderstandings here about what I actually wrote and what my intentions are. I tried to clarify, but clearly didn't express myself very well. We could continue going around and around on this, but I honestly don't want to. I think I have learned enough here to know when to bow out of engaging you in discussion.

Thanks,

Tony

Yup, I agree. We can discuss something else at a different time. I might even agree with you.

 

[tbeltrans]

Yup, I agree. We can discuss something else at a different time. I might even agree with you.

I sincerely hope so. I think we got off on the wrong foot and were missing the intent and context of what each other were saying (at least I hope that was the case for you about what I wrote).

By the way, I have a younger sister who was in the Army in Germany. I would not assume that because a person is a woman that she was not a veteran, and I did not intend to imply or directly say that at all.

Tony

 

[Lewkat]

I disagree with some of what you say, and agree with some of what you say. But I’m not really interested in discussing WWII. You can google for the Nazi war criminals brought into the US. However, remember that any Germans allowed in, while they might not be war criminals, they were Nazis.

I thought there were German camps as well, but couldn’t remember. Call them what you like, it was wrong, it was illegal, it was unconstitutional, and it was shameful. FDR knew, others knew, we let the Jewish people get slaughtered, IMO, by our non-action and went to war anyway.

In modern times, we have let, and do let, other populations get slaughtered by our failure to act. We only act when forced or if something is in our best interest. Mortally wrong, but it is what it is.

I don't have to Google it Aneeda. We brought scientists here who were avowed Nazis and if they did our bidding in helping us win the war, they would not be prosecuted. There has been rumors of alleged Nazis living in the U.S. from Germany since WWII. Alleged is the key word here. But, yes, we do have Nazis here and they've been here even before the war broke out. We, as a nation, did not allow the Holocaust. We, as a nation, were not aware of its occurring until little by little some, with relatives in the U.S. were able to smuggle letters out. A few letters did not raise the ire of our population. When our soldiers came across the camps, they didn't even know what they were. However, Eisenhower and his staff did. Roosevelt did know, we are aware of that. But, if you'd been around, you'd know that the voters in this country did not want us to enter WWII under any circumstances and Congress agreed. It wasn't until Pearl Harbor, and then Hitler declaring war on us that our hand was forced.

 

[Aneeda72]

I don't have to Google it Aneeda. We brought scientists here who were avowed Nazis and if they did our bidding in helping us win the war, they would not be prosecuted. There has been rumors of alleged Nazis living in the U.S. from Germany since WWII. Alleged is the key word here. But, yes, we do have Nazis here and they've been here even before the war broke out. We, as a nation, did not allow the Holocaust. We, as a nation, were not aware of its occurring until little by little some, with relatives in the U.S. were able to smuggle letters out. A few letters did not raise the ire of our population. When our soldiers came across the camps, they didn't even know what they were. However, Eisenhower and his staff did. Roosevelt did know, we are aware of that. But, if you'd been around, you'd know that the voters in this country did not want us to enter WWII under any circumstances and Congress agreed. It wasn't until Pearl Harbor, and then Hitler declaring war on us that our hand was forced.

Yes, I did say Pearl Harbor forced us into war. We can disagree about the Holocaust. I was born at the end of the war, but, as you know, it was alive for the vets long after it was over. My uncle, PTSD, never recovered which is why the war came up more often probably. He was very odd and kept hidden away. A wasted life, so sad.

My stepfather had nightmares for the rest of his life. WWII Veterans, IMO, were worst off than any other veterans because the visibly injured were expected to stay out of sight, and PTSD was not really recognized.

When my “girlfriends”husband entered the VA, there were WWII veterans there who had never left. It was so sad. The internet would have given them a life outside the VA hospitals. The internet is a good thing for people who are truly shut in.